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"She took the intricate embroidered robe and wrapped it round her body, and set the gold crown upon her curls, and smiled at her bright image--her lifeless double--in a mirror, as she arranged her hair. She rose, and with a delicate step her lovely white feet traversed the quarters. She rejoiced beyond all measure in the gifts." Which character is described in this quotation? None of these Medea Dido Creusa Grendel's mother
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None of these
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Dramatic irony occurs when _____.
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The audience knows something that at lease one of the characters does not know
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In Beowulf, Grendel is said to be a descendant of which biblical figure?
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Cain
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A ghost tells Aeneas specifically to take the gods to the ____ river.
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Tiber
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"It seems I must have a way with words and like a skillful captain, reef my sails in order to escape this gale that blows without a break--your endless, tired harangue. The way I see it, woman (since you seem to feel that I must owe you some huge favor), it was [Character F], no other god or mortal, who saved me on y voyage." Which character speaks these words?
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Jason
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"When it comes to fighting, I count myself as dangerous any day as [Character Q]. So it won't be a cutting edge I'll wield to mow him down, easily as I might. He has no idea of the arts of war, of shield or sword-play, although he does possess a wild strength. No weapons, therefore, for either this night. Unarmed he shall face me if face me he dares." Which character speaks these words? None of these Jason Medea Hrothgar Aeneas
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None of these
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"Have pity on me; pity my misfortune. Don't let me go deserted into exile; receive me in your home and at your hearth. If you do it, may the gods grant your desire for children; may you die a prosperous man. You don't know what a windfall you have found! I'll cure your childessness, make you a father. I know the drugs required for such things." Which character speaks these words?
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Medea"
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"I hope, I pray, if the just gods still have any power, wrecked on the rocks midsea you'll drink your bowl of pain to the dregs, crying out the name of [Character Q] over and over, and worlds away I'll hound you then with pitch-black flames, and when icy death has severed my body from its breath, then my ghost will stalk you through the world!" Which character speaks these words?
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Dido
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"I haven't got a ruler's temperament; reverence has often led me into ruin. Woman, I realize this is all wrong, but you shall have your wish. I warn you, though: if the sun god's lam should find you and your children still within our borders at first rising, it means your death. I've spoken; it's decided. Stay for one day only, if you must. You won't have time to do the things I fear." Which character speaks these words? None of these Jason Hrothgar Pyrrhus Priam
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None of these (Creon spoke)
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"I'll shatter the vaulting sky with the claps of thunder. The huntsmen will scatter, swallowed up in the dark, and [Character M] and [Setting N]'s commander will make their way to the same cave for shelter. And I'll be there, if I can count on your own good will in this--I'll bind them in lasting marriage, make them one. Their wedding it will be!" Which character speaks these words?
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Juno
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"A man, when he gets fed up with the people at home can go elsewhere to ease his heart--he has friends, companions his own age. We must rely on just one single soul. They say that we lead safe, untroubled lives at home while they do battle with the spear. They're wrong. I'd rather take my stand behind a shield three times than go through childbirth once." Which character speaks these words?
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Medea
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Who pretends to be an enemy and traitor to the Greeks in book II of the Aeneid?
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Sinon
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What does "Heorot" mean?
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male deer
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"If any power on high recoils at such an outrage, let the gods repay you for all your reckless work, grant you the thanks, the rich reward you'v earned. You've made me see my son's death with my own eyes, defiled a father' sight with his son's life blood. You say you're [Character Q]'s son? You lie! [Character Q] never treated his enemy [Character R] so." Which character speaks these words?
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Priam
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In Hrothgar's speech, he tells the story of the bad king named ______.
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Heremod
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"[Character P] on [Setting O] enforces all things; the gods can accomplish what no one would hope for. What we expect may not happen at all, while the gods find a way, against all expectation, to do what they want, however surprising. And that is exactly how this case turned out." Which character speaks these words? None of these Hrothgar Iarbas Jason Aeneas
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None of these
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"You so now you lay foundation stones for the soaring walls of [Setting P]! Building her gorgeous city, doting on your wife. Blind to your own realm, obvious to your fate!" Which character speaks these words?
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Mercury
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"Oh, my poor unhappy child, what god dishonors you? What god destroys you? Who has taken you away from me, an old man who has one foot in the grave. Let me die with you, child.' When you was done with his lament, he tried to straighten up his aged body, but the delicate robe clung to him as ivy clings to laurel, and then a terrible wrestling match began." What character says "Oh, my poor unhappy child."? None of these Hrothgar Medea's Father Grendel's mother Priam
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None of these
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"But a change happened, he grew bloodthirsty, gave no more rings to honor the [People L]. He suffered in the end for having plagued his people for so long; his life lost happiness. So learn from this and understand true values." Which character speaks these words? Beowulf None of these The chorus Priam Aeneas
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None of these (Hrothgar speaks these words)
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In a dream, the ghost of ___gives Aeneas the duty to leave Troy with their gods and found a new city.
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Hector
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"We women-oh, I won't say that we're bad, but we are what we are. You shouldn't sink down to our level, trading childish insults. I ask for your indulgence. I admit I wasn't thinking straight, but now my plans are much improved where these things are concerned." What character speaks these words?
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Medea
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"Go on, deal [Character L], do everything you said you would when you were still young and vowed you would never let your name and fame be dimmed while you lived. Your deeds are famous, so stay resolute, my lord, defend your life now with the whole of your strength. I shall stand by you." Which character speaks these words?
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Wiglaf
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"Poor doomed fools, have you gone made, you [People V]? You really believe the enemy's sailed away? Or any gift of the [People X] is free of guile? Is that how well you know [Character F]? Trust me, either the [People X] are hiding, shut inside those beams, or the horse is a battle-engine geared to breach out walls, spy on our homes, come down on our city, overwhelm us--or some other deception's lurking deep inside it." Which character speaks these words?
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Laocoon
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What does Dido do after Aeneas and she break-up?
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commits suicide
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Beowulf carries back a sword hilt and _____ after defeating Grendel's mother.
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Grendel's head
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What is the purpose of using exposition through dialogue, such as Euripides did in his Greek tragedy, Medea?
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to give background information
